‘Amnesia’

Peter Carey’s latest book is a curious tale of young cyberattack heroes with backgrounds in the early days of computer … More

Lucky Ludwig

Explorer extraordinaire Ludwig Leichhardt had lots of luck throughout his short life, but he pushed the limits so hard that … More

‘The Narrow Road to the Deep North’

Richard Flanagan is an admirable fellow because of his generosity and outspoken progressive political views. His latest and prize-winning novel … More

Things He Didn’t Know

Robert Hughes, renowned expat Australian art critic, writer & broadcaster, published this autobiographical memoir in 2006, no doubt unaware that … More

Human Clothes Horse

Modern media and fashion have developed a sycophantic co-dependency, which can usually be passed over, but sometimes it can also … More

The New South Wales c.1840

Louisa Meredith (born in Birmingham) married her cousin Charles in 1839 in England, and sailed that year to the far-flung … More

News Literature

The Allen v Farrows Saga mentioned in Woebegone Woody and reader comments also prompted some insightful analysis by Lee Siegel. … More

Woebegone Woody

In the chatter about whether Our Cate deserves an Academy Award for her role in Allan Konigsberg’s latest film Blue … More

Kitchen Confidential

Regular readers would know that despite its isolation Kookynie is a social bouillon of new ideas and trend-setting. The foodie … More

Winton’s Woes

Tim Winton’s latest book ”Eyrie” is a curious, indulgent rant of a story of disillusionment and alienation, set in that … More